Windsor's 300th Anniversary Parade
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Looking Back at Windsor's 300th Anniversary Parade: The following list of parade floats and marching units were excerpted from a September 26, 1933 Hartford Daily Times newspaper article that described Windsor's 300th anniversary parade. They are written just as they appeared in that article. There are some components of the 300th parade that could be re-created for the 375th parade!
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Division 1 included:
"The Matianuck Indians who journeyed to Plymouth, MA to invite the white men to come and settle here, was represented in a float sponsored by the H. Sidney Hayden School."
"The Plymouth Trading House by the Windsor Historical Society."
"The Stiles party by the Hayden Station Social Club"
"A representation of early huts of the Dorchester settlers by the Woman's Club of First Church, assisted by the Men's Club."
"The Palisades by Palisado lodge of Odd Fellows."
"A float depicting a colonial house by the Roger Ludlow School."
"A representation of the drafting of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut by Roger Ludlow and his associates by Charity court, Order of the Amaranth."
"St. Gertrude's church of Wilson float, representing repurchase of land from Sachems Arramamat and Kepequam."
"An event in King Phillip's war was portrayed by the Windsor club's float."
"The old fort or Stoughton house was depicted by Barker brothers."
"Governor George Roger Wolcott in his picturesque dress was the subject of a float sponsored by the pupils of the school which bears his name."
"The Seth Harding Sea Ship scouts had a remarkable float, the ship, "Defense," of which Seth Harding was captain."
"Oliver Ellsworth's family was shown on a float sponsored by Abigail Wolcott Ellsworth chapter of the D.A.R."
Division 2 included:
"The visit of George Washington at the home of Oliver Ellsworth was enacted by members of the Washington lodge of Masons."
"Girls of the Chaffee school paid tribute to the woman in whose honor their school is named by their float."
"The founding of the Hartford Times, by John Milton Niles, represented by the pupils of the school which it is named in his honor. An ancient printing room scene was shown on this float, also a modern editorial room."
Division 3 included:
"The alumnae of the Campbell School for Girls presented a float representing a classroom scene: John Fitch, the benefactor of Windsor's school."
"The Windsor fire company with its engine made in 1843 and its modern fire apparatus."
"Brickmaking in ancient Windsor was depicted in a float sponsored by Edward W. Mack and his grandson Russell Mack."
"The Poquonock Community Church had two floats, one representing the shade grown tobacco industry and one towers and cables of the first electric power transmission line in the world."
"The Gray-Dickinson post of the American Legion float was a representation of a machine gun nest in the World war; Flanders field, and its present day program."
"A float representing higher education, Americanism and community welfare was sponsored by the legion auxiliary."
"All girl scout troops in Windsor combined to present the float, "Girlhood Through the Years."
"Oprah Rebekah lodge of Odd Fellows presented a float emblematic of friendship, love and truth."
"Suffield, one of the daughter towns of ancient Windsor, through its grange, had a float showing a horn of plenty, filled with products of Suffield's fertile farms."
"The Windsor grange had a float emblematic of the work and interest of that organization."
"Olive Branch circle of the King's Daughter was represented by decorated cars."
"Ellington grange, a granddaughter town of Windsor, had a float entitled, "Greetings to Grandmother Windsor, from Miss Ellington."
Division 4 included:
"St. Casmir's society of Poquonock led the 4th division of the parade with its band. The society also had a float which represented an old Lithuanian home."
"Mother Goose Land was the title of the float of the Hayden Station branch of the library."
"An interesting float was sponsored by the children of the Warham school representing the gift of corn to the white men from corn ground in John Warham's mill."
"The Windsor Canning company's exhibition was a pony cart, drawing a huge tomato can."
"The activities of the Windsor Chamber of Commerce were depicted by a float sponsored by the chamber."
"Windsor Locks, another of the daughter towns of ancient Windsor had a float representing several of its industries."
"Other floats in this division were sponsored by L.R. Benoit, "Old and New in Mason Work."
""Dillon and Wilhelm, modern grocery store."
"Christensen and Rand, a truck of garden produce."
"John B. Zatti, a truck."
"A fruit exhibit by Jacob Lang and son."
"John M. Liddle, modern automobiles."
Divsion 5 included:
"The fifth division was led by the Connecticut School for Boys and the drill team of Oprah Rebekah lodge."
"Several schools had pupils marching in this division including the Loomis, John Fitch High, Roger Wolcott, Deerfield, Roger Ludlow and H. Sidney Hayden and the John H. Niles school."
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